As part of the CAAHEP Standards development process, the Committee on Accreditation for Diagnostic Medical Sonography is inviting public comments on the proposed draft of the CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Please note that changes from the current 2020 DMS Standards are in Red Font. Several key changes are in Appendix B and include the following:
Please note that changes from the current 2020 DMS Standards are in Red Font. Several key changes are in Appendix B and include the following:
- CAAHEP's requirement to assign a learning domain to each content area.
- Cognitive (indicated with a "C")
- Psychomotor (indicated with a "P")
- Affective (indicated with an "A")
- Reorganization of some content in the Learning Concentration Common to all Concentrations and the concentration specific Standards.
The JRC-DMS will collect comments until May 18, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern. Thank you for your interest in CAAHEP programmatic accreditation.
Thank you for your time and input as the Standards undergo revision.